Odd build errors?

[Tom Witham via DotNetMonster.com]

Dear All

I am currently trying to compile a VC++6 application in VC7 and I am finding it difficult to overcome the errors listed below. Any suggestions would be most welcomed.

Many thanks

Tom

c:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\atlmfc\include\atlalloc.h(336) : error C3861: '_alloca': identifier not found, even with argument-dependent lookup

c:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\atlmfc\include\atlalloc.h(344) : error C3861: '_resetstkoflw': identifier not found, even with argument-dependent lookup

c:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\atlmfc\include\cstringt.h(198) : error C3861: '_alloca': identifier not found, even with argument-dependent lookup

c:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\atlmfc\include\cstringt.h(206) : error C3861: '_alloca': identifier not found, even with argument-dependent lookup

c:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\atlmfc\include\cstringt.h(250) : error C3861: 'alloca': identifier not found, even with argument-dependent lookup

c:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\atlmfc\include\cstringt.h(250) : error C3861: 'alloca': identifier not found, even with argument-dependent lookup

c:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\atlmfc\include\cstringt.h(265) : error C3861: 'alloca': identifier not found, even with argument-dependent lookup

c:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\atlmfc\include\cstringt.h(267) : error C3861: 'alloca': identifier not found, even with argument-dependent lookup

c:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\atlmfc\include\cstringt.h(284) : error C3861: 'alloca': identifier not found, even with argument-dependent lookup

c:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\atlmfc\include\cstringt.h(286) : error C3861: 'alloca': identifier not found, even with argument-dependent lookup

c:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\atlmfc\include\ATLComTime.h(239) : error C3861: '_alloca': identifier not found, even with argument-dependent lookup

 

[David Lowndes]

I am currently trying to compile a VC++6 application in VC7 and I am finding it difficult to overcome the errors listed below. Any suggestions would be most welcomed.

c:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\atlmfc\include\atlalloc.h(336) : error C3861: '_alloca': identifier not found, even with argument-dependent lookup

c:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\atlmfc\include\atlalloc.h(344) : error C3861: '_resetstkoflw': identifier not found, even with argument-dependent lookup

It looks like you now need to #include <malloc.h> somewhere in your
source.

Dave